Welcome to Hard ...

Hard is located in Holmes County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Hard is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hard: 330 & 234<3>

Communities near Hard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hard.

• Wooster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <4>
• Orrville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
  • Orrville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <4>
• Millersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Loudonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugarcreek <4>
• Brewster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <4>
• Dalton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <4>
• Shreve
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
  • Shreve is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreve <4>
• Smithville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <4>
• Apple Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
  • Apple Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Creek <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hard. See our Newspapers Page for Hard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hard ...

Looking for more information about Hard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hard.

Adding Hard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Hard post office opened in 1898.

We also found Hard on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Holmes County: www.holmescounty.com/gov/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/